New model more accurately predicts choices in classic decision-making task: Exploratory behaviors in Iowa Gambling Task seem to decline with aging A new mathematical model that predicts which choices people will make in the Iowa Gambling Task, a task used for

Differences Between the Prenatal Effects of Fluoxetine or Buspirone Alone or in Combination on Pain and Affective Behaviors in Prenatally Stressed Male and Female Rats Introduction Clinical and experimental studies have found that strong and/or persistent stre

Leadership Ostracism Behaviors From the Target’s Perspective: A Content and Behavioral Typology Model Derived From Interviews With Chinese Employees Introduction According to social psychologists, individuals have a strong desire to establish and maintain se

The Effect of Parental Control on Cyber-Victimization in Adolescence: The Mediating Role of Impulsivity and High-Risk Behaviors Introduction The mobile phone and the internet can be very positive tools for adolescents’ development, allowing them to keep in t

Changes in Posture and Interactive Behaviors as Infants Progress From Sitting to Walking: A Longitudinal Study Introduction Infants develop curiosity about the world. This encourages them to interact and explore objects and people in it out of their own voliti

Protein pileup affects social behaviors through altered brain signaling Scientists at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) have discovered that when a normal cellular cleanup process is disrupted, mice start behaving in ways that resemble human symptoms of

Potential use for diagnosis and treatment of body-focused repetitive behaviors, such as chronic hair-pulling — ScienceDaily In a new study published in npj Digital Medicine, a team led by Child Mind Institute researchers report that a wearable tracking d

New Findings Reveal Surprising Role of the Cerebellum in Reward and Social Behaviors NIH-funded study sheds new light on brain circuits related to affective and social dysfunction A new study in rodents has shown that the brain’s cerebellum—known to play a